Vijay Kumar Patodi | |
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| Born | 12 March 1945 |
| Died | 21 December 1976 (aged 31) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Benaras Hindu University University of Bombay Institute for Advanced Study |
| Awards | Young Scientist Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | M. S. Narasimhan S. Ramanan |
Vijay Kumar Patodi (12 March 1945 – 21 December 1976) was an Indian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology. He was the first mathematician to apply heat equation methods to the proof of the index theorem for elliptic operators.[citation needed] He was a professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (Bombay).